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Back in September, Viva el Birdos darling Carlos Martinez wrote in his blog about a glove drive his charity, Tsunami Waves, is holding. From his blog:
I personally have a second mission, and that is to give back to underprivileged kids. As you already may know, I was that kid with no glove and no spikes, but I had dreams of one day playing in the big leagues. Now that I'm capable of giving back, I'm totally involved in this cause.
With my foundation, Tsunami Waves, I donate equipment on a yearly basis to underprivileged kids in my home town Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. In efforts to collect as many gloves as possible, I'm starting a glove drive in the St. Louis area that will benefit these kids who are in need.
Last week Carlos posted a photo of the progress:
Getting ready for #TsunamiGloveDrive! Thank you #cardinalsnation!!! Usssss @tsunami_waves pic.twitter.com/CFqT3W7uSg
— Carlos Martinez (@Tsunamy27) January 8, 2016
Carlos is a treasure and I feel incredibly lucky that he is a member of my favorite baseball team.
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